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The Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 74 Firm Attorneys in 2022 Edition

August 19, 2021

List Includes 10 “Lawyers of the Year” and 11 “Ones to Watch”

Friday Eldredge & Clark, LLP is pleased to announce a total of 74 of the firm lawyers have been included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The list includes 10 “Lawyers of the Year” and 11 attorneys recognized as “Ones to Watch.”

Lawyers included in The Best Lawyers in America list are reviewed by their peers and divided by geographic region and practice areas. Lawyers may be included in more than one practice area. 

A single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is named as the "Lawyer of the Year." 

Those selected as “Ones to Watch” are earlier in their career (5-9 years) and recognized for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.

The lawyers and the practice areas they are recognized in are:

2022 Lawyer of the Year - Little Rock:

James C. ClarkReal Estate Law
Allison J. CornwellLitigation - Trusts and Estates
Kevin A. CrassBet-the-Company Litigation
Bryan W. DukeCorporate Law
Alexandra A. IfrahEmployee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Harry A. LightLitigation - Bankruptcy
D. Michael MoyersMunicipal Law
Elizabeth Robben MurrayEmployment Law - Individuals
Scott H. TuckerRailroad Law
K. Coleman Westbrook, Jr.Nonprofit / Charities Law

2022 Ones to Watch:

Amie K. WilcoxHealth Care Law
Tyler D. BoneMedical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Kael K. BowlingBankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
 Commercial Litigation
 Appellate Practice
 Banking and Finance Law
 Litigation - Construction
 Litigation - Real Estate
Katherine C. CampbellAntitrust Law
 Appellate Practice
 Litigation - Labor and Employment
 Commercial Litigation
 Labor and Employment Law - Management
Sarah GiammoPublic Finance Law
Jordan Broyles HallenbeckMedical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Caitlin D. KennedyMedical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Kyle D. KennedyPersonal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Kathy McCarrollAppellate Practice
 Commercial Litigation
 Construction Law
 Insurance Law
Lindsey Emerson RainesIntellectual Property Law
 Banking and Finance Law
 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Allison Pearson RhodesImmigration Law
 Labor and Employment Law - Management

2022 Recognized Lawyers:

Joshua C. AshleyCommercial Litigation
 Qui Tam Law
 Appellate Practice
Michelle AtorPersonal Injury Litigation - Defendants
 Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Donald H. BaconMedical Malpractice Law - Defendants
 Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
 Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
James C. Baker, Jr.Insurance Law
 Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
W. Thomas BaxterTax Law
 Trusts and Estates
Robert B. Beach, Jr.Public Finance Law
Paul B. Benham IIISecurities Regulation
 Mergers and Acquisitions Law
 Securities / Capital Markets Law
 Corporate Law
Ryan A. BowmanMunicipal Law
 Public Finance Law
Jason N. BramlettBankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Phillip M. Brick, Jr.Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
 Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
J. Lee BrownTax Law
 Trusts and Estates
James C. ClarkReal Estate Law
Allison J. CornwellLitigation - Trusts and Estates
 Trusts and Estates
Kevin A. CrassLitigation - Securities
 Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
 Bet-the-Company Litigation
 Commercial Litigation
Oscar E. Davis, Jr.Employment Law - Management
 Labor Law - Management
Bryan W. DukeCorporate Law
 Securities / Capital Markets Law
 Real Estate Law
 Mergers and Acquisitions Law
 Tax Law
Walter M. Ebel IIISecurities / Capital Markets Law
 Mergers and Acquisitions Law
 Corporate Law
 Tax Law
Khayyam M. EddingsEducation Law
 Employment Law - Management
 Employment Law - Individuals
Price C. GardnerMergers and Acquisitions Law
 Securities / Capital Markets Law
 Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
 Litigation and Controversy - Tax
 Real Estate Law
 Corporate Law
 Tax Law
Robert W. GeorgeAgriculture Law
 Commercial Litigation
David M. GrafEmployee Benefits (ERISA) Law
William Mell Griffin IIILitigation - Insurance
 Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
 Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
 Bet-the-Company Litigation
 Commercial Litigation
Michael McCarty HarrisonLitigation - Insurance
Christopher J. HellerAdministrative / Regulatory Law
 Appellate Practice
 Employment Law - Management
 Litigation - Labor and Employment
 Bet-the-Company Litigation
 Education Law
 Commercial Litigation
Daniel L. HerringtonEmployment Law - Management
 Labor Law - Management
 Litigation - Labor and Employment
Joseph B. Hurst, Jr.Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Alexandra A. IfrahEmployee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Lynda M. JohnsonHealth Care Law
Jamie H. JonesLitigation - Insurance
 Commercial Litigation
 Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Martin A. KastenMass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
 Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Kristopher B. KnoxRailroad Law
Thomas P. LeggettEconomic Development Law
 Public Finance Law
Harry A. LightBet-the-Company Litigation

Litigation - Bankruptcy
 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
W. Taylor MarshallMunicipal Law
 Public Finance Law
Joseph P. McKayRailroad Law

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
E. Conner McNairCorporate Law
 Tax Law
Michael S. MooreEmployment Law - Management
 Labor Law - Management
 Litigation - Labor and Employment
D. Michael MoyersMunicipal Law
 Public Finance Law
Elizabeth Robben MurrayTrade Secrets Law
 Employment Law - Individuals
 Employment Law - Management
 Litigation - Labor and Employment
 Bet-the-Company Litigation
 Commercial Litigation
Marshall S. NeyLitigation - Banking and Finance
 Litigation - Bankruptcy
 Litigation - Intellectual Property
 Litigation - Labor and Employment
 Commercial Litigation
Joseph G. NicholsCorporate Law
 Real Estate Law
 Securities / Capital Markets Law
 Tax Law
 Mergers and Acquisitions Law
A. Wyckliff Nisbet, Jr.Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Sarah Cotton PattersonLitigation - Trusts and Estates
 Trusts and Estates
 Nonprofit / Charities Law
Clifford W. PlunkettPersonal Injury Litigation - Defendants
 Bet-the-Company Litigation
 Commercial Litigation
Bradley S. RunyonMedical Malpractice Law - Defendants
J. Shepherd Russell IIIProject Finance Law
 Securitization and Structured Finance Law
 Municipal Law
 Public Finance Law
James M. SaxtonEconomic Development Law
 Real Estate Law
Robert S. ShaferAppellate Practice
James M. SimpsonCommercial Litigation
 Media Law
 Bet-the-Company Litigation
 First Amendment Law
 Litigation - Antitrust
 Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Brian C. SmithEmployee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Laura H. SmithMedical Malpractice Law - Defendants
 Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Robert T. SmithBanking and Finance Law
 Corporate Law
 Mergers and Acquisitions Law
 Securities / Capital Markets Law
 Tax Law
Jay T. TaylorCommercial Finance Law
 Securities / Capital Markets Law
 Real Estate Law
Bruce B. TidwellReal Estate Law
 Health Care Law
Scott H. TuckerRailroad Law
Frederick S. UrseryEmployment Law - Management
 Litigation - Labor and Employment
 Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
 Railroad Law
William A. Waddell, Jr.Litigation - Banking and Finance
 Bet-the-Company Litigation
 Franchise Law
 Commercial Litigation
Guy Alton WadePersonal Injury Litigation - Defendants
 Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
K. Coleman Westbrook, Jr.Nonprofit / Charities Law
 Trusts and Estates
David D. WilsonCommercial Litigation
 Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Jeremiah D. WoodEmployee Benefits (ERISA) Law
H. Wayne YoungLitigation - Labor and Employment
 Employment Law - Management
Kimberly D. YoungQui Tam Law
 Appellate Practice
 Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
 Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

 

 

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